Resolved bootcamp doesn't have NFTS format option

[HBOC]

So I am a bit irritated. I used BootCamp to partition like 80Gb (something like that). Everything was fine until Windows tries to install to a partition, which obviously I didn't know that BootCamp uses Fat32. Win 7 only uses NTFS, but when I go back into disk utility, it doesn't give me the option to do NTFS.

What do I do? Obviously Apples' BootCamp instructions don't address this problem, as they show it does NTFS+ or whatnot in the instructions.

My MBP is the new Quad i7 2.2 and I would think all the software is up to date..

 

[neko girl]

Win 7 only uses NTFS, but when I go back into disk utility, it doesn't give me the option to do NTFS.

Why don't you format to NTFS during Windows 7 installation? You can do this right at the beginning.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Can't your format the FAT32 partition during the installation process to NTFS?
Does this help?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1005439/

 

[mmulin]

Why don't you format to NTFS during Windows 7 installation? You can do this right at the beginning.

This is how it is intended. I suppose for historical reason, back when XP was still the system to install, BC defaults FAT32 as format. However, you can reformat the partition to NTFS during the W7 install.

 

[HBOC]

thanks everyone. I looked back at the apple discussion forums, and I guess in my frustration, I didn't see the "advanced drive options" or whatnot when Win7 was at the partition screen. Don't know why it doesn't do this automatically however..